New Orleans close to finalizing several Black Catholic street renamings
New Orleans' City Council Street Renaming Commission has given its final recommendations for replacing racist figures enshrined in the city's public works.
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Black Catholic pilgrimage set for Sunday in Minneapolis
Will Peterson, founder of Modern Catholic Pilgrim, details this weekend's event in Minneapolis commemorating a Black parish torn apart by racist city planning.
XULA baseball returns today after six decades away
Xavier University of Louisiana has brought its baseball program back from the dead, taking the field for the first time since the Civil Rights Movement.
Black Catholic Round-up (2/22/2021)
The latest edition of the #BlackCatholicRoundup features the new Pew study on Black religion, St Julia Greeley, Fr Clarence Rivers, a bevy of history pieces, and more.
Opinion: 'Black Church' doc from Henry Louis Gates chooses spectacle over accuracy
A new 4-hour documentary from TV's favorite Black historian aims to explain Black Christianity. More time, or perhaps more expertise, would've gone a long way.
Opinion: Josephine Bakhita, patron saint of freedom
The Sudanese-Italian saint Josephine Bakhita never stepped foot in America, but remains a remarkable model of faith and perseverance for US Black Catholics.
Review: 'Black Catholics on the Road to Sainthood' (part 2)
Henriette Delille overcame multiple bishops to found the second Black religious order in the US in 1837. You wouldn't know it from reading Michael Heinlein's new Black saints book, though.
Black Catholic Round-up (2/9/2021)
Black History Month has brought a bevy of stories concerning Black Catholics already, but the topics covered are by no means limited to history. Read on!
Review: 'Black Catholics on the Road to Sainthood' (part 1)
The new (and first) book covering the 6 Black Catholics on the path to sainthood gives an interesting take on Venerable Pierre Toussaint in its first chapter.
Walter Naegle on the legacy of his late partner Bayard Rustin
The story of the Civil Rights Movement is hardly complete without the tale of one Bayard Rustin, a luminary in his own time cut down by anti-LGBT prejudice.
Naismith Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens talks life, basketball, education, and social justice
Lenny Wilkens explains his NBA journey, his roots, his resolve, and his Catholic faith.
Catholic vocations: a crisis of Black history
Until Black people are free, none of us are free. When will Black Catholics be free?
Birthdays and bishops: the story of the Black Catholic pectoral cross
Jan 28th is a day of celebration for multiple reasons in the Black Catholic community, and the point of connection is best seen in a small (and rare) cross.
Hammerin' home to Heaven: Hank Aaron passes at 86
One of the greatest to ever touch the diamond, Hank Aaron, has passed at 86, leaving behind a legacy of homers, honors, and enduring faith.
A Black Catholic choir almost forgotten in the day's ado
The Black Catholic angle of the Biden-Harris inauguration day was not impossible to find, but it wasn't obvious either. Such is the life of double minorities.
Trump's hero garden to feature greats, not-so-greats, and several Black Catholics
244 Americans are included in Trump's planned statue garden in DC, but the list—which includes Black Catholics and anti-Black ones—is furrowing more than a few eyebrows.